Pearl Anderson

Services for Pearl Oleta Anderson, 96, of Tyler, Texas, will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Skorheim officiating. Interment will follow at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Anderson passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2025, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Wichita Falls. Pearl was a resident of Tyler, Texas, for 55 years. She was born May 26, 1929, in Tahlequah, OK to Mable Caldwell and Robert A. Combs. A 1946 graduate of Bagley High School, a part of Northeastern University, Tahlequah, OK; she then graduated from Northwestern Saint Paul College in Minnesota, with a B.A. in Christian Education. Pearl fell in love with the 6’4” starting center of the college basketball team, Don Anderson of Albany, Oregon. They were married in 1953, and after a honeymoon at Cannon Beach, OR, they both immediately entered a lifelong pursuit of Christian Ministry. Pearl was co-author of several devotional books including A Great While Before Day, and the ever-popular devotional book A String of Pearls, in 2004. In 1971, she co-founded Bible Teaching Resources in Tyler, a nonprofit provider of Christian Curriculum. In 1967, Pearl was the original founding Director of Food Services at Pine Cove Camp and Conference Center. During her long life of Christian Service, Pearl served as the pastor’s wife for the following Churches: First Presbyterian, Bremerton, WA; Geneva Community Church, Bellingham, WA; Hide-Away-Lake Community Church, Lindale, TX, and Emerald Bay Community Church, Bullard, TX. Pearl’s earliest formative years in Oklahoma established her into a life of service; she served as a nurse’s aid and also food service worker for the Eastern Oklahoma Indian School. Pearl was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years Don, and daughter Rebecca Devine, of Vancouver, WA. She is survived by her loving family including children Donna Skorheim, Tyler; Robert Anderson, Wichita Falls; Grant Anderson, Seattle; Julea Gulbrandson, Portland, OR. Pearl has 10 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Pearl’s grandsons: Ian Anderson, Andrew Anderson, Asa Anderson & grandson-in-law Noah Scrimpsher. Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to: Bible Teaching Resources, P.O. Box 6611, Tyler, TX 75711-6611 (https://bibleteachingresources.org).

Pearl Anderson

May 26, 1929 - October 22, 2025